George Dunbar Kilpatrick was an Anglican priest and theologian.
10 Facts About George Kilpatrick
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George Kilpatrick was Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1949 to 1977.
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George Kilpatrick studied at University College, London and Oriel College, Oxford.
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George Kilpatrick was ordained deacon in 1936 and priest in 1937, serving as a curate in Horsell, Surrey, and in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
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George Kilpatrick became head of the Department of Theology and Reader in Christian Theology at University College Nottingham in 1946.
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George Kilpatrick was Grinfield Lecturer on the Septuagint at the University of Oxford from 1945 to 1949, and obtained his DDiv degree in 1948.
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George Kilpatrick was appointed Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture in 1949, a position that carried with it a Fellowship at The Queen's College, Oxford.
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George Kilpatrick was appointed a Fellow of University College, London in 1967.
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George Kilpatrick has been described as "one of the outstanding textual critics of the twentieth century".
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George Kilpatrick's publications included The Origins of the Gospel according to St Matthew, The Trial of Jesus and The Eucharist in Bible and Liturgy, as well as various articles in journals and periodicals.